The biggest campaign of this election season isn’t taking place by any candidate on the ballot. The President of the University of Texas at El
The Great Ongoing Land Swindle
Way back on 30 July 2014, in a post titled Can El Paso Go Bankrupt?, I wrote: I mean, we’re
The Fat Men’s Club
Here’s a story from Texas Monthly: “Reckhart is Fasting” read the headline of a 1902 El Paso Daily Times. Reckhart, apparently,
Conflict of Interest?
Yesterday I reported on an article I found on Page 8A of the El Paso Times. The article said that
The Alternate Realities of Living in El Paso
The people running El Paso are delusional. They’re drunk. Drunk on power and ego. They latched onto this idea that
Bernie Sanders on the EPEC Sale
There’s a story in today’s El Paso Times: Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders and two other United States senators want two
Bertrand Russell on Local Politics
Sometimes, when me and my friends are passing around the plastic flask of Old Forrester, the conversation turns to the
Is a Gated Community a Public Good?
Will it benefit you? Tomorrow, City Council will consider amending the parameters of Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone 13, that TIRZ
How America Killed Mass Transit
From CityLab.com: One hundred years ago, the United States had a public transportation system that was the envy of the
Fake News: “El Paso Has the Second Highest Homestead Tax Rate in the U.S.”
A lot of people have been saying that El Paso has the second highest homestead tax rate in the country,
Paul Foster Likes the Arena
The El Paso Inc. ran a story about the restoration of the Plaza Hotel this weekend. That renovation was undertaken
Is the City’s Strategic Plan Working for You?
In 2012, the City of El Paso began implementing a strategic plan to foster economic development in the area. According